Spent a long weekend in Annecy and couldn’t have been happier with our choice for a short break. Weather was fantastic which always helps but Annecy has everything. Stunning scenery, great architecture, good food and more activities than you can fit it. We Segwayed, spent time on the water and cycled the full length down to the south end. Also spent an age just wandering taking in the atmosphere. Absolutely loved it and definitely will be back.

What a beautiful place. We went with the intention of taking a boat tour but decided to hire a motor boat instead as we felt this would be more fun. As novices, I was a little nervous about how to navigate the water without getting in the way of other traffic but first off we received an excellent briefing from the hire company. Secondly the boat was very easy to control and finally, a “pay on return” system (in 15 min increments) meant we weren’t watching the clock and trying to make it back by a certain time. As it turned out, we spent 1 hour 15 minutes on the lake which was perfect. Thoroughly enjoyable all round.

Great to see this in real life! We visited in August so have had the benefit of the art exhibition which is currently featured around town (as seen in the pictures- the massive flower display and huge stickers). Worth the photo opportunity for sure!